ABOUT PEOPLE.

Southland Times, Issue 16792, 22 July 1911, Page 7

ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr John Poynton. father of Mr J. W. Poynton. Secretary to the Treasury, who died on Wednesday night at Wellington, aged 77 years, was one of the pioneers of'the Victorian goldfields. Subsequently he went to Southland, and in ISlid to the West Coast goldfields. For the past 20 years he had been farming in the Auckland district. He came to Wellington about six weeks ago. The Hon. James McGowan who will lead the Legislative Council until the return of Sir John Findlay, is in Wellington, and will remain until the session opens. Owing to physical run-down. Air R. 11. Joyce, Wyndham manager of National Mortgage Co., acting under medical advice. applied for (and lias been granted) throe months’ leave of absence; and he, accompanied by Mrs Joyce, will spend his furlough at Timaru. whore his parents reside. During Mr Joyce’s absence, the 'Wyndham business will be in charge of Mr H. Woods, from the Invercargill office. —Farmer. In the issue of May 20 of The Gentlewoman, there appears a portrait of Mrs Irven W. Raymond, of London (and formerly of Wyndham), in the dress she wore when presented at the first Court held by His Majesty King George V. Mr H. Dick, of Queenstown, has been appointed stafionmaster at Tuatapere. Prior to his departure from the Lakes, Mr Dick was presented by the residents with a case of pipes. Sir James Carroll, Acting Premier, accompanied by Mr Fisher. Secretary for Native Affairs, and Dr Pomare, Native Health Officer, left Wellington by yesterday’s express for Huntly. to attend the Native Conference at Waihi. They . will return to 'Wellington on Monday evening.—Press Association. The Hon. J. A. Millar, Minister of Railways, left Wellington last night for Dunedin (says a telegram). He will return early next week. His Excellency the Governor left Wellington yesterday for Auckland. Lord Islington is to open a new savings bank building there to-day and will return to Wellington on Monday evening.— Press Association. Mr W. Affleck was yesterday appointed the Wallace County Council delegate to attend the Conference at Wellington on August 22. Miss Evelyn Gray, who has been appointed from the staff of the Waihopai School to a position as assistant teacher In the Fairfax School, received several presents prior to her departure. The staff gave her a volume of poetry, the pupils in the Infaht Department a gold brooch, and the members of the Girls’ Hockey Club a hand-bag. Mr H. Gill, who has been secretary of the Men’s Society In St. John’s Church fluring his residence in Invercargill, was entertained by the members at a social evening in Raeside’s Rooms on Thursday evening. Mr Gill is about to leave Invercargill to enter Into business on his own account in the North Island. On behalf of the Society the President (Archdeacon Stocker) presented Mr GUI with a set of books. ‘A cable that Lord Kitchener will sail for Egypt In September. The Bluff Press records the death of Mrs Martha Parsons, of Ocean Beach, at the age of 71 years. Mrs Parsons Is the relict of the late Mr Wm. Parsons who pre-deceased her by some years. The deceased lady has long been a wellknown Identity in this portion of the Dominion and a host of descendants will mourn their loss. The funeral took place at the Campbelltown Cemetery and many of the business premises closed for an hour as a mark of respect to the memory of the deceased lady. Mr Scott Symington (Tramways Engineer) and Cr Bain will leave Invercargill by the first express to-day to at- • tend the conference to he held in the Town Hall, Wellington, on Monday, in connection with the protest against the proposed tramway regulations. It will be remembered that the Town Council at Its last meeting appointed the Mayor or Cr Bain to attend the tramways conference with Mr Symington.

Mr' Ott, however, found that with the press of his public and private business he would be unable to spare the time to attend the conference, and Cr Bain was therefore asked to represent the Invercargill Corporation with the engineer. At a special committee meeting of the Council on Thursday a strong protest setting forth the Council’s views on various questions of tramway administration affected by the regulations was formulated and forwarded direct to the Minister. The conference on Monday will be attended by representatives from all municipalities and private companies interested in the control of tramways. A Wellington telegram states that Mr Walter Wright, at present dairy produce grader in charge at Patea, has been appointed Inspector of New Zealand dairy produce in London. He will take up his new duty before the coming season commences.